News Releases

In honor of Earth Day, Piedmont Natural Gas is giving away free tree seedlings at local farmers markets and festivals in Charlotte and Wilmington, N.C.; Greenville, S.C.; and Nashville, Tenn.

Lineworkers have jobs unlike any other – they chase storms, climb poles and know the ins and outs of the energy grid – and, with the demands of the job, are always on standby when severe weather strikes.

With construction activity and outdoor home improvement projects picking up, Piedmont Natural Gas reminds commercial excavators and homeowners alike to call 811 to have pipes and other buried utilities located before they start digging.

Duke Energy today released its 2017 Climate Report, detailing the company’s strategy and ongoing efforts to mitigate risks from climate change, reduce emissions, navigate policy uncertainty and plan future investments to deliver value for customers and investors.

With this week being the 20th anniversary of National Consumer Protection Week, Piedmont Natural Gas is again taking the opportunity to educate its customers and communities on how to avoid being victims of utility scammers.

Piedmont Natural Gas has been designated a 2017 Utility Customer Champion, according to a report based on surveys of more than 50,000 customers of the nation’s 130 largest utilities. Piedmont’s score on the index was high enough to place it fourth among all utilities – natural gas and electric – nationwide.

Piedmont Natural Gas today announced a $100,000 grant to its Share the Warmth program in an effort to help low-income households in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Piedmont Natural Gas will participate in Giving Tuesday Nov. 28 by inviting its customers to support Share the Warmth, a program that helps families in need stay warm when they can’t pay their energy bills.

Duke Energy received a perfect score of 100 percent in Human Rights Campaign’s national benchmarking study that annually ranks companies on LGBT-friendly corporate practices and policies.

Piedmont Natural Gas today announced the activation of its Severe Weather Preparedness Plan in response to Hurricane Irma.